Charnjiv Bangar

CEO

Santa Clara, California, United States21 yrs 9 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Innovative leader in automotive EE architecture.
Expert in high-performance computing applications.
Successful entrepreneur in electric drive engineering.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in Automotive Engineering with a focus on Embedded Systems and Electric Vehicles.

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Skills

Core Skills

Automotive EngineeringEmbedded SystemsEmbedded SoftwareBusiness StrategyProduct Development

Other Skills

AutomotiveAutomotive ElectronicsConnected InfotainmentConsumer ElectronicsCross-functional Team LeadershipEE architecture conceptsElectric VehiclesEngineering ManagementManufacturingMedia Player interfacesMicrosoft OfficeProof-of-Concept demonstratorsSilicon Valley technology innovationsSimulationsSimulink

Experience

Athos silicon

Co-Founder & CEO

Apr 2025 – Present · 1 yr · Santa Clara, California, United States

Mercedes-benz research & development north america, inc.

4 roles

Senior Manager

Promoted

Dec 2015 – Mar 2025 · 9 yrs 3 mos

Led the development of novel EE architecture concepts and high-performance computing for automotive applications.
Applied Silicon Valley technology innovations to automotive use cases and evaluated suitability.
Mandate to invent new technologies, especially in area of high-performance computing.

EE architecture conceptshigh-performance computingSilicon Valley technology innovationsAutomotive EngineeringEmbedded Systems

Principal Engineer

Promoted

Aug 2011 – Nov 2015 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Responsible for Advanced Research topics in the area of Connected Infotainment and Consumer Electronics.
Developing next-generation Media Player interfaces for Mercedes vehicles
Enabled hardware platforms for multiple Mercedes-Benz Proof-of-Concept demonstrators

Connected InfotainmentConsumer ElectronicsMedia Player interfacesProof-of-Concept demonstratorsEmbedded SoftwareAutomotive Engineering

Senior Systems Engineer

Promoted

Nov 2006 – Jul 2011 · 4 yrs 8 mos

Contractor

Dec 2005 – Nov 2006 · 11 mos

Advanced Research experimenting on Ultra-Wideband communications for automotive.

Ultra-Wideband communicationsAutomotive Engineering

Extensible control solutions, llc

Co-Founder

Apr 2004 – Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Davis, California, United States

Launched start-up providing engineering services to the emerging electric drive and alternative energy market.
Secured contracts to develop data acquisition systems and control systems for ground-up electric vehicles including on-site, hands-on integration of high voltage components.
Clients including California Motors, DaimlerChrysler RTNA, Inc., Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Frontier Wind and others.

engineering servicesdata acquisition systemscontrol systemshigh voltage componentsBusiness StrategyProduct Development